***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[mplsdunk]

Half my co workers are on it. They still eat like crap and won’t get off their ***.

I have a feeling it won’t end well.

 

[rexanglorum]

 

[Nike Jordan]

Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) isn't the cure-all drug people make it out to be.

It makes it a lot easier, but you still have to put in the work to lose weight.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

It’s not a miracle end all solution. You lose muscle mass at the same ratio if not faster than fat. Meaning you can’t give it to someone who is older. There are digestive side effects too. I have an ex coworker who started using it for weight loss in 2019 and while it worked it ****** him up bad. He got off of it in 2023 because of those issues and he’s back to his old weight.

A physican at my prior job would prescribe it for diabetes but the doctor knew it worked for weight loss so for employees he’d finagle **** to get it prescribed. In case you are wondering how he got it that far back.

by "miracle" i don't mean "no side effects"

im aware of the side effects, but given the scale of the problem of obesity, and how intractable the issue is and how bad it is for your health.

semi glutides are basically a miracle.

as with any drug its a cost benefit analysis, and if you've been struggling with obesity your entire life, I think you'd be crazy not to ask your doctor about it.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

being obese is really really really bad for you, it's a problem that no country has found a solution for

obesity have rates have actually fallen for the first time in forever.

i think people are underrating how wild this invention is.


it can have side effects and still be an amazing pharmacological achievement.

 

[Armada]

I think Ozyempic/Wegovy is net positive for society. Yes at the end of the day you will need better discipline and live a healthy livestyle overall if you want to maintain a change in your weight, that should always be promoted. There will be some people that take it and don't do that but there will be some that will. Idc about the people who would abuse it or the people who just see it as a shortcut then fall back into the old ways. At the end of the day overall if we can use these things to help more people in society that struggle with weight and eating problems get out of obesity/stay out of obesity and the health issues that come with that its worth it and a net positive.

 

[solewoman]

the funny thing is those people dont even eat eggs
they eat all processed foods mane
buncha honeybun *** ppl

I eat maybe 3-6 eggs a day and nothing ever changed. The increase was minimal

 

[biggie62]

being obese is really really really bad for you, it's a problem that no country has found a solution for

obesity have rates have actually fallen for the first time in forever.

i think people are underrating how wild this invention is.


it can have side effects and still be an amazing pharmacological achievement.

We need to improve the quality of food people actually eat. Start taxing fast food sodas and juices which is bad such as we do with cigarettes. But you know people ***** about freedoms. Freedom doesn’t mean an excuse to not give a **** and then society cares for your horrible decisions.

 

[biggie62]

I eat maybe 3-6 eggs a day and nothing ever changed. The increase was minimal

It was only bad during that stretch of bird flu in what 2022/2021?

 

[osh kosh bosh]

We need to improve the quality of food people actually eat. Start taxing fast food sodas and juices which is bad such as we do with cigarettes. But you know people ***** about freedoms. Freedom doesn’t mean an excuse to not give a **** and then society cares for your horrible decisions.e

sure. but easier said than done.

 

[Brownstone]

this fat chick nurse at my gym was lecturing a few people about the unknown side effects. Felt like saying, so? You really rather be fat?